H.R. 7331 · In committee · Water Resources Development

Dakota Mainstem Water Supply Project Feasibility Study Act

What it does

Directs the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a feasibility study through a cooperative agreement with the Dakota Mainstem Regional Water System to determine whether a water supply project can serve municipal, rural, and industrial water needs in South Dakota, Iowa, Nebraska, and Minnesota.
Requires the feasibility study to comply with reclamation feasibility standards in 43 CFR Part 404.
Limits the federal share of feasibility study costs to a maximum of 50 percent.
Authorizes an appropriation of $10,000,000 to the Secretary of the Interior to carry out the feasibility study.
Terminates the Secretary's authority to conduct the study 10 years after the bill's enactment.

Apr 29, 2026: Subcommittee Hearings Held

Committee: House Water, Wildlife and Fisheries Subcommittee